Fare-register.



No. 690,079. Patented Dec. 31, l90l. 4 a. F. ROUKE.

FARE REGISTER.

(Application filed Feb. 26, 1900,) I (No Model.) 3 Sheetg-Sheet l.

K MQD @D No. 690,079. Pafented Dec. 3|, l90l.

G. F. ROOKE.

FARE REGISTER.

' (Application filed Feb. 26, 1900.)

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(No Model.)

L ll==== v E F'iEEE No. 690,079. Patented Dec. 3|, I901.

G. F. ROOKE.

FARE REGISTER.

(Application filed Feb. 26, 1900.)

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(No Model.)'

. 'UNITED J STATES i PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE F. BOOKE, PEORIA, 1LLINOIS.

FARE-REGISTER' SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 690,079, dated December 31, 1901. Application filed February 26, 1900. Serial No. 6,449. (No model.)

To all whom/ it may concern: 7

Be itknown that'l, GEORGE F. ROOKE, of Peoria, in the county of Peoria and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Fare-Registers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to fare-registers, and is in thenature of the improvement upon the type of fare-registers set forth in Letters Patent No. 625,418, granted to me May 23, 1899, and No. 629,471, granted to me July 25, 1899.

The object of my present invention is to provide a construction wherein the operation of the mechanism will be more certain and the possibility of unauthorized tampering therewith will be reduced to a minimum.

My present invention also has for its object the improvement of the fare-register set forth in my prior patents as to various matters of construction.

To these ends my present invention consists in certain novel features, which I will now proceed to describe and will then particularly point out in the claims.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of .a register register-casing detached. Fig. 5 is a sectional therewith and partly in section.

view taken on line 5 5 of Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the plate shown in Fig. 4, the supporting device being shown engaged elevation with the front-plate of the casing removed, showing the mechanism in the position assumed thereby after the registration of the passage of a coin; Fig. 8 is a similar view showing the parts in the position asso med when the mechanism is set and ready to receive a coin. Fig. 9 is a side elevation, partly in section, showing the parts in the unset or normalposition shownin Fig. 7. Fig. 10 is a similar View showing the parts in the set position shown in Fig. 8. Fig. 11 is a vertical sectional view taken from the opposite side of that shown in Figs. 9 and 10 and showing the parts in the unset or normal position.

Fig. 12 is a similar View showing the parts in the setposition. Fig. 13 is a rear elevation oft-he mechanism, the same being shown in Fig. 7 is an the normal or unset position. Fig.14 is a view of the upper or receiving end of the mechanism detached from its casing. Fig. 19 is a bottom plan view of the upper end of the casing. Fig. 20 is a plan view of the lower end of the casing. Fig. 21 is 'a View of the rear or concealed face of the wheel which operates the sliding frame and of a portion of its associated mechanism. Fig. 22 isa detail perspective view of the sliding frame detached. Fig. 23 is a detail perspective View.

of the cam-plate detached, and Fig. 24 is a detail of the bell-striking mechanism. Fig. 25 is a fragmentary detail of a cam-plate.

In the said drawings, 1 indicates a suitable casing which contains the mechanism of the register and which is provided with a removable backplate 2, by means of which access may behad to the interior of the'casing.v For this purpose I provide the back plate with pro jecting buttons 3, which are adapted to engage notches 4: (see Fig. 7) in the body of the casing, and I also providesaid back plate witha vertically-movable 1ocking-bar 5, having tongues 6, which are adapted to enter apertures or slots 7 in the bottom of the body of the casing. This locking-bar moves between guides 8 at its lower end, and its upper end receives an eccentric 9 on a shaft 10, extending through the-plate 2 and notched "or otherwise constructed on its outer side to permit it to be readily turned. In order to prevent unauthorized opening of the casing,

Fig. 17

I provide a seal-receptacle 11 on the inner 1 side of the plate 2, which is adapted to receive a destructible sea] 12, of paper or the like, and which receptacle is slotted,- as shown at 13, on its inner side, While the face of the seal shows through a suitable aperture 14 on the outer side of the casing. Shaft 10 is provided'with an arm 15, having a point 16, which is adapted to enter the seal-chamber through the slot 13 when the shaftis turned, and thereby destroy the seal when the shaft 10 is turned to open the register. A cam projection 17 on the locking-bar 5 serves to lift the end of the arm 15 clear of the bar when the shaft is rotated, this projection forming also a stop 15, which prevents the shaft 10 from being rotated in a reverse direction far enough to prevent opening of the register.

The register may be supported by means of a fixed button or lug 18, which is adapted to engage a notched plate 19, which may be suspended from the neck of the fare collector by means of a strap or in any other suitable manner. The casing will desirably be provided with a ring 20, through which the finger of the user may be inserted to enable the register to be more firmly held, and at its lower end the casing may be provided with a discharge-pipe 21, having an inclined bottom and lateral opening to facilitate the discharge of the coin into the hand of the collector. For convenience of illustration these parts are omitted except in Figs. 1, 3, and f the drawings.

Within the casing 1 are located two tally mechanisms 22 and 23, which are of the wellknown type, the casing being provided with sight-apertures 24, through which the figures of the registers may be readily observed from the exterior of the case. In order to actuate these tally mechanisms or registers, I employ a register-operating mechanism which is constructed in the following manner:

25 indicates a coin chute, which extends directly through the register from top to bottom, the case having an opening 26 at the upper or receiving end of said chute and an opening 27 at the lower or discharge end thereof. This chute is secured in position in the case in any suitable manner and serves as a base or frame on which the various portions of the mechanism are mounted and sup ported.

28 indicates a frame (see Fig. 22) mounted to slide vertically on the chute 25 and guided thereby, being provided for this purpose with rearwardly-extending portions 29 at top and bottom, which fit against the edges of the frame, and with bars 30, located one at the top and the other at the bottom of the frame and secured to the projections 29, which they connect in pairs, thereby forming loops which embrace the chute and act as guides. This sliding frame is normally moved downward toward the bottom of the chute by means of a suitable spring, and for this purpose Ihave shown a coil-spring 31, mounted on the rear face of the lower cross-bar 30 of the chuteframe and connected with the base of the sliding frame by means of a pin 32. The function of the sliding frame is to receive and grasp a coin placed in the upper end of the chute and to carry the same downwardly entirely through the chute. In order to raise the sliding frame into proper operative position to receive a coin, I employ awheel 33, (see Figs. 8 and 21,) loosely mounted on a fixed axis 34, projecting from the coin-chute, said wheel being provided with an eccentric-pin 35, to which is connected the lower end of a lever 36, said lever being connected near its upper end to the sliding frame 28 by means of a screw or pin 37, which enters an aperture in a cylindrical boss 38, secured to the sliding frame, as shown in Fig. 12. The wheel 33 is provided with ratchet-teeth on its edge, which are engaged bya spring-pawl 39, which prevents rotation of said wheel in one direction and permits it to move only in the direction desired. Rotation of the wheel 33 will obviously, through the lever 36, raise the sliding frame from the lowered position (shown in Fig. 7) to the raised position, (shown in Fig. 8,) and this rotation is preferably effected by the following means:

40 indicates a pinion (see Fig. 21) mounted loosely on the axis 34, and 41 indicates a ratchet-wheel connected to and moving with said pinion.

42 indicates a spring-pawl mounted on the inner or rear face of the wheel 33 and normally engaging with the ratchet-wheel 41.

43 indicates a stationary cam-plate arranged adjacent to the wheel 33 and having a cam recess or aperture 43' approximately coinciding with the cam-recess 42,within which pawl 42 is mounted. The cam-aperture 43'is, however,circular and concentric with the axis of wheel 33, except that it is provided at one point with a cam projection 43", which engages the heel of the spring-pawl 42 and holds the same out of engagement with the ratchetwheel 41 during a portion of the revolution of the wheel 33, it being understood that the heel of the pawl 42 is arranged to project laterally within aperture 43.

44 indicates a sliding bar provided alonga portion of its edge with a rack which meshes with the pinion 40. This sliding bar extends through the case to the exterior thereof and bears against a pivoted arm 45, (shown in dotted lines in Figs. 7 and 8,) said arm havinga spring 46 which,throws the bar normally outward. It will be at once seen that press ing the bar 44 inward will rotate the pinion and ratchet-wheel 41,and through the medium of the pawl 42 rotary motion ,Will be imparted to the wheel 33 to lift the sliding frame 28 to its upper position, as shown in Fig. 8. in this position, the cam projection 43 of the cam-plate 43 engages the pawl 42 and disengages said pawl from the ratchet-wheel, so that further inward pressure upon the bar 44 will not affect the'wheel 33 or the mechanism connected therewith. The lifted sliding frame is caught and held uplifted bya tripping mechanism hereinafterdescribed. Then the parts are in the lowered position, (shown in Fig. 7,) however, the pawl 42 has passed clear of the cam projection 43 and has again engaged the ratchet 41, so that pressure on the bar 44 will reset the sliding frame to its uppermost position.

I The sliding frame 28 is provided with a toothed dog 47, pivoted thereonat its upper edge and extending into the coin-chute through a slot 48 therein. The cross-bar 30 of the sliding frame opposite this toothed dog is provided with a projection 49, which extends into the coin-chute through a slot 50 therein, said projection forming a fixed jaw withwhich the movable jaw constituted by the toothed dog 47 cooperates. The sliding frame is held in its uppermost position by means of a detent 51, (see detail Figs. 15, 16, and 18,) pivoted on the upper edge of the chute adjacent to the toothed dog 47 and extending through the slot 48 into the coin-chute. This detent is acted on by a spring 52, acting on a lever 53, which engages with the detent, said spring acting upon the detent so as to force I the same normally outward into the coinmounted on the sliding frame.

chute in the position indicated in Fig. 15. The detent is provided with a pin- 54, preferably carrying an antifriction-roller,which pin engages with a shoulder 55 on a cam-plate 56,

plate, which is shown in detail in Fig. 23, is

' pivotally mounted on the boss 38, which receives the screw 37, being provided with an opening 57, which fits over said boss. A spring -58, mounted on the sliding frame and connected to a pin 59 on the cam-plate 56, tends to rotate said cam-plate on its axis in a direction such as to move the shoulder 55 toward the detent 51 when the pin 54 of said detent is moved at right angles out of the path (see Fig. 16) of said shoulder, thereby releasing the sliding frame and permitting it to descend in a manner now to be described. On its rear or under face the cam-plate 56 is provided with a pin or roller 60, which is adapted when the sliding frame is raised to rest upon the flat upper face of a fixedtriangularcam 61, (see Figs. .15 and 16,) formed on.or secured to the coin-chute. The cam-plate 56 also has connected to it a link 62, (see Figs. 11, 12, and 17,) the cam-plate being provided with a pin 63, which forms the pivot to which the lower end of said link is connected. The upper end of said link is slotted, as shown at 64, and the toothed dog 47 is provided with a pin .65, which engages said slot. The camplate 56, being normally drawn towardsprin g 58, thrusts link 62 upwardly, and thus holds the dog 47 yieldingly engaged with the coin. The cam-plate 56 is further provided with an arm 66, (see Fig. 23,) which is adapted when the frame is in its lowermost position to engage with a fixed stop or projection 67 on the coin-chute, and the engagement of arm 66 with stop 67 rocks the cam-plate 56, and thus releases the coin. The lever 36 is slotted, as shown at 68, (see Fig. 8,) to receive a pin 69 on the cam-plate 56, and, further, is provided with a pin or projection 70 to operate the bell. The said lever 36 is also provided with an arm or shoulder 71 to engage the lever 53 under certain circumstances, an arm 72 to operate the register 22, and an arm 73 to operate the register 23. I

74 indicates the shutter-frame, which is This campivoted at its middle to the coin-chute, as indicated at 75. (See Fig. 9.) This shutterframe is provided with a shutter 76 at its upper end for closing the mouth or receiving end of the coin-chute and with a shutter 77 at its lower end for closing the lower or discharge end of the chute. The construction is such, owing to the central pivoting of the shutter-frame, that when one of the shutters is extended across the chute the other is withdrawn therefrom. The shutter-frame and shutters are operated by means of a projection 78 on the lower shutter 77, which projection is provided with beveled ends, as shown, and which is alternately engaged by earns 79 and 80 on the periphery of the wheel 33. The arrangement is such that at the limit of the upward motion of -the frame 28 the cam 79 engages the projection 78 .and so moves the'shutter-frame as to open the upper shutter and close the lower one, while upon the descent of the frame thecam 80 engages the projection 78 and so moves the shutter-frame as to close the upper shutter and open the lower one. The shutters are positively held in each of their positions by the engagement of the said projection and cams and by stops against which the edges of the shutters are held at their limits of motion. The stops for the lower shutter are indicated at 81, while those for the upper shutter are indicated at 82.

In conjunction with the register, I prefer to employ an audible signal which indicates to the ear the fact that the register has been operated, and for this purpose I mount upon the outer side of the case a bell 83. The end of the pin 70 extends through a slot 84in the case, and in its path is arranged an arm 85, (see Figs. 12 and 24,) pivoted on a stud 86 and normally depressed by a spring 87. The hammer 88 is'mounted on an elastic arm 89, coiled around the stud 86 and connected to the arm 85. Upward motion of the pin 70 swings the arm up and strains the spring 87. When the sliding frame and its pin move downward, the arm 85 descends until it strikes a stop 90, the inertia of thehammer bending the arm 89 until the bell is struck.

Any suitable means may be employed for connecting the sliding frame or any of its moving parts with the tally-registers in such a manner as to operate the same at each move ment of said sliding frame. In the drawings I have shown as a provision to this end a Ioo IIO

spur-wheel 91 on the register 22 and a simiregister acts as a check on the other and at the same time rapid inspection of the register is facilitated.

It being understood that the apparatus is to receive only a coin of a denomination equal to the exact fare or a metallic ticket or token of equivalent value, the operation of the device is as follows: The register may be conveniently supported in the manner shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings and will not practically inconvenience the conductor or fare-collector or hamper his movement. When a fare is to be collected, the register is held out to the passenger,the parts thereof being in the position shown in Figs. 7, 9, 11, and 13 of the drawings, the shutter 76, which controls the receiving end of the register, being open, so that the register is adapted to receive the coin or token. Upon the insertion of the coin by the passenger it comes in contact with the detent 51, and this latter is swung upon its pivot, as indicated in Fig. 15, until its pin 54 passes clear of the shoulder 55 on the cam-plate 56. The spring 58 thereupon rocks the cam-plate on its pivot, and this rocking of the cam-plate produces two results. In the first place the toothed dog 47 is rocked upon its pivot by the link 62 through its connection with cam-plate 56, (see Fig. 8,) so that the coin is firmly clamped and held between said toothed dog and the projection 49 on the cross-bar 30 of the sliding frame. At the same time the rocking of the cam-plate on its pivot causes the roller to pass clear of or beyond the flat upper surface of the triangular cam 61. As soon as this occurs the spring 31 immediately draws the sliding frame and the parts carried thereby rapidly downward to its lowest limit of motion, thereby drawing the coin downward through the chute, the upper end of which is at the same time closed by the shutter 76, which is locked in this closed position in the manner already described. As the sliding frame approaches its limit of downward motion the arm 66 of the cam-plate 56 comes in contact with the fixed stop or projection 67, and the cam-plate is rocked back to its original position during the final period of the descent of the sliding frame. This rocking back of the cam-plate permits the toothed dog to swing downwardly upon its pivot in such a way as to release the coin, which thereupon drops out through the lower end of the coin-chute, the shutter 77 having been opened at the same time that the shutter 76 closes. The rocking back of the cam-plate also carries it clear of the pin 54 of the detent 51, and said detent is rocked by its spring 52, so as to bring the pin once more in the path of the shoulder. Upon this downward movement of the sliding frame the registering mechanism 23 has been operated to register the passage of the coin and the bell has been sounded in the manner hereinbefore described. The coin in passing out of the register drops directly into the hand of the conductor and is available for making change. The register is now in the position shown in Figs. 8, 10, 12, and 1a of the drawings, with the receiving end of its chute positively closed by the shutter 76, so that it cannot be used to receive a fare until reset. This is accomplished by pressing upon the rack-bar 4 L, whereupon the pinion 40 will be rotated and the ratchet-wheel 41 will rotate along with said pinion. At this time the pawl 42 has passed clear of the cam 43", so that the wheel 33 is rotated along with the pinion and ratchet-wheel until by its rotation the lever 36 has restored the sliding frame to its up permost position. During this upward move ment of the parts the roller 60 travels along the inclined side of the triangular cam 61 until the end of said inclined surface is reached, whereupon the spring 58 swings the cam-plate upon its pivot, so as to bring the shoulder 55 against the pin 54 of the detent, and this slight motion of the cam-plate brings the roller 60 above the flat upper surface of the triangular cam 61. This occurs when the pin 35 is about in line with or slightly beyond the point where it is in line with the pivots 34 and 37, so that the tension of the spring 3i draws the sliding frame down a trifle and brings the roller 60 in contact with the flat upper surface of the triangular cam 51, and'thereby locks the parts in position ready to receive another coin. During this upward movement of the sliding frame the upper shutter has been opened and the lower shutter closed in the manner hereinbefore described. Moreover, during this upward movement the arm 71 of the lever 36 has swung over into contact with the lever'53, and thus assures a proper movement of the detent and its pin 54 to bring the latter into proper position to engage the shoulder 55 of the cam-plate. The engagement of the pin 69 of the cam-plate 56 with the'slot 68 of the lever 36 serves to limit the movements of the cam-plate under the influence of the spring 58 and also to positively carry over the camplate, so as to cause its pin or roller 60 to pass on the proper side of the fixed cam 61 during the upward inovementof the parts. Of course in case two registers are used the second one will be actuated during the upward movement of the parts. When another coin is inserted, the cycle of operations just described proceeds as before, the passage of each coin being registered.

As a provision against accidental or unauthorized stoppage of the carrier or Verticallysliding frame whereby coins might be passed through without registering, I employ a spring-arm 93, (see Fig. 13,) having a pin 94, adapted to extend into the chute-as, for instance, through a hole 95 in the abutment 49. (See Fig. 22.) A pivoted plate 96 has its swinging end margin turned at right angles outwardly to form a cam 97, adapted to pass under and force outward the spring-arm 93.

.As the sliding frame approaches its lower limit of movement the pivoted arm 96 by its contact with the crossbar 98 or any other fixed part is so moved as to cause its cam projection 97 to pass under and force out the spring-arm 93, thus drawing the pin 94 out of the chute and permitting the passage ofthe coin. Toward the end of .the upward motion of the parts the pivoted arm contacts with the shutter 76, and is thereby so moved as to withdrawits cam projectionfromn nder the springarm and permit the pin to be again projected across the chute. When this device is employed, the lower shutter 77 may be dispensed with.

Various modifications in the details of construction may be made without departing from the principle of my invention, and I therefore do not wish to be understood as limiting myself strictly to the precise details of construction hereinbefore described, and shown in the drawings.

I claim- 1. A fare-register comprising two registering'mechanisms and a spring-actuated mechanism controlled by the passage of, a coin and adapted to operate one of said registering mechanisms when released by the coin and to operate the other registering mechanism while being reset, substantially as described.

2. A fare-register comprising two registering mechanisms, a spring-actuated coin-released frame for carrying the coin through the register, means for resetting said frame, and means carried by said frame for operating one of said resistering mechanisms when released by the coin and for operating the other registering mechanism while being reset, substantially as described.

3. In a register of the character described, the combination, with a coin-chute and registering mechanisms located on opposite sides of said chute, of a frame sliding on said chute, a wheel adapted to be operated from the exterior of the register, and a leyer connected with said frame and eccentrically pivoted to said wheel, said lever being adapted to engage one of said registering mechanisms when moving in one direction and to engage the other of said registering mechanisms when moving in the opposite direction, substantially as described.

4. Ina register of the character described, the combination, with a coin-chute and a frame movable thereon and provided with gripping devices, of a shutter for the coinchute and means for actuating the grippingframe and simultaneously and positively actuating the shutter, substantially as described. 1

5. In a register of the character described, the combination, with the coin-chute and the gripping-frame movable thereon, of a wheel for actuating said gripping-frame and a shutter-frame provided with a projection, said wheel being provided with a cam-groove with which said projection engages, whereby the shutterframe is positively actuated and firmly held in all of its positions, substan slide on said chute and provided with gripping devices, and an oscillating cam-plate having an arm to engage the spring-actuated lever 011 the chute and a projection to engage the cam or stop, substantially as described.

7. In a register of the character described, the combination, with a coin-chute provided with a detent and with a fixed cam, of a frame movable thereon and provided with gripping devices, a spring-controlled cam-plate 56 pivoted on said frame and cooperating with the detent, gripping devices and fixed cam, and a vibrating lever 36 for operating the moving frame, said lever being provided with a slot and said cam-plate being provided with a projection to engage said slot, substantially as described.

8. In a fare-register of the character described, the combination, with a coin-chute, a shutter for closing the receiving end thereof, a spring-actuated movable frame and its gripping devices, and a detent, of a springarm carried by the movable frame and having a pin adapted to close the chute when the frame is raised, and a cam-plate adapted to engage the arm to withdraw the pin at the downward limit of motion of the frame and to permit it to enter the chute when the frame is raised, substantially as described.

9. In a fare-register of the character described, the combination, with the coin-chute, a shutter for closing the receiving end thereof, the movable frame and its gripping devices, and a detent, of a spring-arm mounted on the movable frame and havinga pin adapted to be projected into and withdrawn from the chute, a cam-plate pivoted on the frame and'adapted to be projected under and withdrawn from beneath said spring-arm, and fixed stops in the path of said cam-plate, whereby the pin is permitted to enter the chute whenthe frame is raised and is withdrawn therefrom at the downward limit of motion of the frame, substantially as described.

GEORGE F. ROOKE.

Witnesses:

J. H. BLUsoH, A. KEITHLEY. 

